History of the Peloponnesian War

Upon this the Athenians weighed anchor, and coasted along; and landing at Pheia in Elis, they ravaged the territory for two days, and conquered in battle three hundred picked men, who had come to the rescue from the inhabitants of [*]( Or the valley of the Peneus, in which Elis itself was situated. This, as the richest of the whole territory, was naturally occupied by the conquering Aetolians, when they came in with the Dorians at what is called the return of the Heraclidae. The neighbourhood of Pheia, on the other hand, was inhabited by the descendants of the older people, who were conquered by the Aetolians, and now formed, as in so many Peloponnesian states, the subordinate class called περίοικοι. —Arnold.) the Vale of Elis, and from the Eleans in the immediate neighbourhood.

But a violent wind coming down upon them, being exposed to the storm in a harbourless place, the greater part of them went on board their ships, and sailed round the promontory called Ichthys, into the port at Pheia; but the Messenians, and some others who would not go on board, went in the mean time by land, and took Pheia.

Afterwards the fleet sailed round and picked them up, and they evacuated the place and put out to sea; the main army of the Eleans having by this time come to its rescue. The Athenians then coasted along to other places and ravaged them.

About the same time they sent out thirty ships to cruise about Locris, and also to serve as a guard for Euboea.

Their commander was Cleopompus, son of Clinias, who, making descents, ravaged certain places on the sea-coast, and captured Thronium, and took hostages from them; defeating also, in a battle at Alope, those of the Locrians who had come to the rescue.